The 66th Annual Grammy Awards took place on February 4th in Los Angeles
Taylor Swift made Grammy history on Sunday (Feb 4th) after being awarded the top honor of the night. Celine Dion surprised the audience by presenting the award for Album of the Year, which went to Swift for Midnights. The feat marks the first time an artist has won Album of the Year four times. Swift also took home the award for Best Pop Vocal Album for Midnights, which she celebrated by announcing her 11th studio album is coming in April.
Between the live broadcast and Premiere Ceremony earlier in the day, The Recording Academy handed out nearly 100 awards on Sunday across all genres of music.
Sza, who was this year’s most-nominated artist with nine, took home three wins. She was awarded Best R&B Song for “Snooze,” Best Progressive R&B Album for SOS, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Ghost in the Machine” with Phoebe Bridgers.
Miley Cyrus earned her first-ever Grammy for her hit single “Flowers.” The song was crowned Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.
Barbie the Album officially won the Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media. After dominating nominations earlier this year with the highest number of tracks nominated across all categories, the soundtrack took home a total of three awards including Song of the Year and Best Song Written For Visual Media for “What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish. When nominations were announced, the soundtrack made Grammy history with the most songs nominated from a soundtrack and set a record for the most songs to ever be nominated in the Best Song Written for Visual Media Category.
Paramore took home two awards for This Is Why in the Best Rock Album and Best Alternative Music Performance categories. Metallica also won Best Metal Performance for 72 Seasons.
In the country category, Lainey Wilson won her first-ever Grammy for Bell Bottom Country which was crowned the Best Country Album. Chris Stapleton won Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song for “White Horse.” Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves took home a trophy for “I Remember Everything” in the Best Country Duo/Group Performance category. Brandy Clark and Brandi Carlile won Best Americana Performance for “Dear Insecurity” while Jason Isbell scored Best American Roots Song for “Cast Iron Skillet” and Best Americana Album for Weathervanes.
Joni Mitchell, who made her Grammys performance debut, took home Best Folk Album for Joni Mitchell at Newport. She performed “Both Sides Now” with Brandi Carlile and a chamber orchestra.
The Beatles won Best Music Video for the AI-inspired video for “I’m Only Sleeping.” Filmmaker Brett Morgen took home an award for Best Music Film for his David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream.
Performance highlights include U2 performing a jaunting “Atomic City” from the Las Vegas Sphere. The performance was the first to be broadcast from the new state-of-the-art futuristic venue that sits behind the Las Vegas Strip. The live segment also featured Bono presenting Best Pop Vocal Album which went to Swift.
Tracy Chapman joined Luke Combs for a performance of her hit single “Fast Car.” The appearance marked a rare one for the pop star who’s largely been inactive since her last tour ended in 2009.
Travis Scott performed three songs from his No. 1 album, Utopia. The controversial rapper performed a medley of “My Eyes,” “I Know?” and “Fein,” the latter with Playboi Carti.
Olivia Rodrigo bared it all with “Vampire,” the lead single from her 2023 sophomore album, Guts. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart upon its release last summer, marking the singer’s third No. 1 hit.
Billy Joel returned to the Grammys stage for the first time in 30 years to perform his new song “Turn the Lights Back On,” his first new single in decades. The rocker closed the show with his hit “You May Be Right.”
The full list of winners can be viewed via the Grammys website.
